Billionaire Rick Caruso Officially Joins LA Mayoral Run

Billionaire Rick Caruso Officially Joins LA Mayoral Run
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso in downtown Los Angeles on Feb. 11, 2022. Jamie Joseph/The Epoch Times
|Updated:

LOS ANGELES—Billionaire real estate mogul Rick Caruso officially entered the LA mayoral race on Friday, hours before the city clerk’s declaration of intent deadline on Feb. 12.

Caruso, 63, was joined by longtime political advisor Peter Ragone on Friday afternoon at the election office. Ragone has a long history of advising influential Democratic candidates nationwide—including Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2004 and presidential candidate Al Gore in 2001.

Jamie Joseph
Jamie Joseph
Author
Jamie is a California-based reporter covering issues in Los Angeles and state policies for The Epoch Times. In her free time, she enjoys reading nonfiction and thrillers, going to the beach, studying Christian theology, and writing poetry. You can always find Jamie writing breaking news with a cup of tea in hand.
twitter
Related Topics